Sorghum is better drought resistant than corn and other grains, so it's better suited to the state's sandy soils.

When farmers harvest sorghum in the fall, they can plant a second crop to overwinter and harvest in the spring.

Murphy-Brown will buy the sorghum harvested by local farmers in the Swine Feed Project.

The project is carried out by NCBiotech, a private, non-profit corporation supported by the N.C. General Assembly. Its mission is to provide long-term economic and societal benefits to North Carolina by supporting biotechnology research, business, education and strategic policy statewide.